The world’s first scientific body on artificial intelligence (AI) called on Monday for safeguards to be adapted as current firewalls are “unravelling”. The UN-backed Independent International Scientific Panel on AI’s warning followed the hack of the online platform HuggingFace between May and July by “AI agents” during a test initiated by OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. AI…
UN chief António Guterres appealed on Monday for far-reaching, worldwide controls on Artificial Intelligence, as increasingly powerful AI chips that are designed for civilian use shift to the battlefield, where “killer robots” are already the norm. Addressing the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, the Secretary-General also insisted on the need for greater accessibility for the…
Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi data Damian Carrington Environment editor The rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the “race against extinction” faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants before they vanish, according to a major report from Royal Botanic…
As intelligence itself becomes privatised by big tech, allowing your intellectual faculties to wither in service of inane bots seems a dangerous move Wendy Liu Long before the age of multi-billion-dollar AI companies promising to disrupt the field of software development, I was learning to code the hard way. It was the mid-2000s, and I…
The UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI – the first global body of its kind – is gearing up for its inaugural in-person summit. Tasked with navigating the volatile intersection of innovation and ethics, this group of world-leading experts is launching a landmark study into the forces transforming modern life. “We are not just…
16-year-old Raul John Aju – dubbed the “AI Kid of India” at home – is a business prodigy who advises government and industry and has created several innovative AI tools. At the recent India AI summit, Raul told UN News what drives his passion for the technology, and why we need to fully embrace it. Largely self-taught,…
Narendra Modi’s thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world’s biggest democracy Robert Booth in Delhi India celebrates 80 years of independence from the UK in August 2027. At about that same moment, “early versions of true super intelligence” could emerge, Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, said this week….
Artificial intelligence is no longer the sole preserve of rich western nations. The applications for the Global South, in areas ranging from health to agriculture and industry, are having a transformative effect on people’s lives. Fodder cutters are fearsome machines with huge circular blades spinning at high speed, powered by small generators. Operated by rural…
KOHIMA/DIMAPUR/ZUNHEBOTO, Feb 10: Safer Internet Day 2026 was observed across Nagaland on Tuesday with district-level programmes held at Kohima, Dimapur and Zunheboto, focusing on the theme “Smart Tech, Safe Choices – Exploring the Safe and Responsible Use of AI.” The observances aimed to promote safe, ethical and responsible use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence….
NEW DELHI, Feb 3: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, in collaboration with Google and YouTube, has launched a nationwide Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skilling Programme aimed at strengthening capacity in the Media and Entertainment (M&E) sector. The initiative, anchored under the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025, seeks to democratise…